New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 22, 1921, Page 6

New Britain Herald. MEFALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Tosued dally o Sunday excopted) roprietors. 15 P, M. at Merald Bullding, 67 Church street. $5.00 & Yoar. 00 Three Months. T6c a Month OMes at New Britan Mail Matter, Butered at the Po as Becond C THLEPHONE Bustness 0Mce Paory' Rooms CALLS | 3¢ only profitable ad the city. Cireula \ books and press > advertisers. ted Press. wively entitled Member of The Assoc Assoctated Prows s ex to th eredited to In this pape Hahed hereln and also local news pub it Bureau of Clreulation, a national organization whicy furnishes newspapers and adver- tisers with & strictly honest analysis of cireulation. Our cireulation statistics d upon this audit. This insures lon against. fraud in newspaper ribution Agures to both pational and 1 advertis THE COMMON COUNCIL. The expected discussion of the two- platoon of the thme of Council evening Seventeen voted to keep the prom- ise of the city n the face of a legal opinion from the Cor- poration that™ they might legally it, and nine break that moral obligation made and reiterated by the anc others. Thus was the two-platoon system adopted after it has been legalized by publication. Tho point was made by the dissenting report that Fire Chiet Noble had rearked that the efli- clency would be lowered by the adop- tlon of any two-platoon plan other than that including 42 men. The Fire Chlef had reference to the lowering ot system ocupled most the common last to the firemen, Counsel, rescind voted to #o often Council the efficiency of any two-platoon plan otker than the best; that we need the 42 men plan and he should not be held responsible for serious results if any other two-platoon plan were adopted. He believea firmly, however, as his signing of the report and other re marks show, that the plan adopted at last night's meeting will be a step forward and will make the five department of the city more effic- fent. ‘The arguments of Councilman Hart were presented in a fine, strong man n His wide knowledge on sub. Jetts pertaining to manufacturing, fine presence and manner of speech will add much to the Interest Couneil meotings. Put Councilman Hart's arguments wore the arguments of one who has had intimate dealings with large con- cerns composed of units employed to for the He brushed aside the city's promise to the firemen, He compared re- scinding of this action taken old city meeting to the scinding of a vote to make an provement in a plant. Conditions later, was his thought, might make the directors and stockholders wish to change that plan. They, from whom the idea had come, had a per- dect right o do so. This is very true, but a plant is not & group of men relying on the promise of all the people of ®#'mbled. He compared the three or four hours at home to the time a bus- lness man spends with his family Whe business man musy sleep seven of the hours at home, and work even ten away from it, leaving oniy seven hours “with his family.” The fire. men has three or four hours “with his famlily.” Some of the time spent in eating. And will Council man Hart compare the sleeping hours in A station cot with spent M thin the confines and soothed by the comforts of his home? A man compelled to spend all but ree or four hours the home-—the proud home Wwhich has been called so often bulwark of our nation,” is little this his of make money concern the by the re- im. thelr city as- must be those away from American “the more de em- than a slave—and cided not to of ployes. Mr. Hart's suggestion for Councll was that i the final word, ordinarily, In financial matters, and should k tures of the money. it memory serv YWY out money to & fireman which, & few days pald under a here money The payment heart-sympathy 1t did do. It city has make slaves its the passed be che on expendi And voted the it happened eity” vet, he later to because of had would of injury later, have been new law the state might be saved the by ot re- was prompted ot what the the Council Quired it tant i all It cannot the tor memory serves, to the Cammon members no law to was a good act, be denied, therefore, that business slogan, t the most it cannot the least money,” mentioned Hart of the « My strict rule ouncil Council eannot be conduct @4 along the strict lines of a business eorporation And dwellery In the city A matter much brousht Presented by Alderman Weld seeking the Council's approval of (he attempt of the American Leglon to get the Marine Band here to glve a concert. fortunate are the thay it cannot be. of mome financial and sentimental Interest was up when a resolution was I was explained that the veterans’ or-|to write: “Cost NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, T RUMINATIN. (Robert Russell, ruminate, an’ got things You ruminate an’ think you've stralght; A smile comes to your face an' still you sit an' ruminate; The smilin’ disappears as comes another, doubtful thought— ruminatin’, you ought you ruminate some more, an' so, the more you think do not act you feel as though you'd had a lot to drink. That black, ol' briar pipe I * love sends up its dreamin’ cloud, Encouragin’ us to ruminate as much as we're allowed; it don't say jest pass day ch hour spent smoke, when such slothfulness be- gins, the dreams are bent an’ broke— simply vision that does no chap no good, While other dreams froin my o' pipe, if proper under- stood Give thought to life, an’ life to thought—jest ruminate enough To act on your own strength. to call the other fellow’s bluff. An’ An’ But —¢ For Are nazy-like, Try This On Your Wise Friend Bill gives Tom as many pennies) Tom then gives Bill) as many as Bill has left. This) done, Bill has 36 and Tom has 42. How many had each at first? as Tom has. Answer to yesterday" Num- ber is 40. funerals held here, and that it bore down upon them heavily, especially on the American Legion. This was that some conceived the city government should pay, and the resolution sought the approval of the eity thag such ald had not been wought. Alderman Gill spoke feelingly and properly on the matter. It is a matter that should be seen to indi- vidually by members of the Council, and the veterans of the war aided ma- terially. money or THE POLICE “EXPOSURE The Hartford Courant, this morning, undoubtedly intends to flatter us oy quoting from an editorial in last ning's Herald. On the front page is to the effect that munding o investigation *fol- lowing the exposure of police conditions in New Britain.” We do ask the Investigation it is true, but, perhaps owing to our phraseolo perhaps to an inteAt of the Courant, our reasons for this request are dis- torted. We not wish the investi- gation because wo are satisfled that is graft inefficiency in the We wish to have individuals placed oficially the public in order to clear up which have been in circula- tion. We have no real and valid reason to doubt the honesty of the individu: if we had we should be only to glad to make an exposure ourselves— and believe that they should be given chance to clear themselves of th taint that has been cast over them. Also, the city of New Britain is get- d reputation throughout the eve- n story we are de- police Courant's do there or police department certain befc rumors a ting a b © through the reflections cast upon its police personnel the Courant particular. I Mayor Curtis loaned himself to giving the city a black eye through the interview which he granted the morning, sinc by in en Courant yesterday which he has a fact which has not d up by our contemporary We realize there is no rea- son why the Courant should wish any New Britain institution to be respected in the home town or in the state and believe, that were there an investiga- the Hartford paper might have us a falrer report of our police. sk an investigation because Curtis is quite evidently dis- satisfled with out force and, he being the head, he should prove or disprove he has to say. If any one of the is dishonest ve should know it, an interview denied, pls this way. been tion, give Aso we Mayor in what force rs we should prov but delight Courant and the state. There- timely. ourant “ax- if there are no graf it—to the ot edification not the investigation is becuuse of the t we ask a probe of police an It is not 1 posure’ affairs. The Courant really exposed nothing, that is it merely gave expres- to a series of have oing the rounds, there were accusations But— yme individuals, Winkle mur- These things it is true, resents them sion rumors that been definite it dia long no made. ast slurs upon s of the rumor taking advantage der to sum up interesting loyal commu thwe make reading, ty investig: but Let make it thorough us have tion, and may the blackest reons tulked "t honesty the “ourant print the truth the its headlines, about in » or not whether gullty they are shall, get rid of the name of the city we proving our i will they be are not cleared anyhow Instead of headline “Cost of Living Still Increasing,” how it would be of Living Slightly nic o “ FACTS AND FANCIES BY ROBERT QUILLEN ——\ rate, you can still ride thc the same old price. At any rods at There is no way to prevent speeding, perhaps, but there is a fine remedy. Frequently you find a hyphen in co-operation, but you never find co- operation in a hyphen. Everybody knows at least one mar- ried man who reminds him of the sidecar of a motorcycle. Another good way to encouage fire prevention is to refuse that kind of people insurance. —_— The more read of vers libre, the less we blame the man who put the vers in adversity. They have to marry in haste now to get through with the ceremony be- fore the divorce proceedings start. It frequently happens that when a man thinks he is confessing his sins he is only bragging. Speaking of uppercuts and the like, the blow that gets more goats than any other is the blow-out. The only man who isn’t affected Ly flattery is the one whose good opinion of himself makes the flattery seem pale by comparison B He calls her darling before they are married, but after he has been paying her bills for a while he cally her dear, —_—— There is a growing suspicion that an underselling Germany is about as much of a menace as an overbearing Germany An English scientist make the best fighters they are willing to dye country, ) says blondes At any rate, for their Hint to bridegrooms: Don’t hold the purse strings too tight. Parsimony frequently is the first step this side of alimony. Life is full of disappointments, the letter marked ‘“Postage Du: usually a circular from some darned ol company. —— When you pass & man who wears that proud and haughty look, you can’t tell whether he Is an office hold- er or & head walter. Most of the thankless job in a com- munity are handled by some man who thinks it an honor to be chairman ot something or other. A fashion note says blues will be in evidence this Autumn. They will un- less the coal men decide to be more reasonable, Fine feathers may not make a fina bird, but they seem to make a fine argument when mixed with tar. A bachelor is satisfied for the samo reason that people once were con- tent with candles. They had no ex- perience of anything better. ENVIOUS VOLSTEAD. Mr. Volstead must be very envious of the law of supply and demand. It is murmured, and the general belief has gained ground throughout the country, that his law was intended to stop the sale of liquor. It is also whispered, in certain places the whereabouts of which should not be mentioned for obvious reasons, that his law failed to do en- tirely what it intended to accomplish. But down in Virginia it is said the economic law of supply and demand has butted into Mr, Volstead's game and pushed down the price of “moon- shine' from $15 a gallon to $2 a gal- lon. Many operators, thus interfered with by no law of man, have become disgusted and put aside their stills, attacking the crops of bright leaf and sorghum, There are people who believe that Mr. Volstead forced up the price and multiplied the stills. There will be peopls who will say that his law made them less in number and closed many. Funny how arguments may appear on both sides of a question. HOUSING, ETC. Inevitable as the cold weather, sure as the approaching winter, comes the housing situation discussion. In New Britain rents are slightly lower and there are more places one may find In which'to live. “Small favors"—and all the rest of it. But the horrible news comes from The National Industrial Conference Board, whatever that board may be, of 10 Kast 39th street, New York, that in August food price increases ralsed the family budget 1.7 per cent. It admits, however, that the decline since July, 1920, now stands at 19.4 per cent,.and the increase since July, 1914, is 64.8 per cent. these increases and dec The landlord feels just as badly about the increase in food prices as does the tenant, but the trouble is the tenant, in many cases, has no resources except the product of his hands, or brain, either of which be involuntarily idle. The landlord’s property works for him, unless he is unfortunate. Out Argentina new law gone into effect. It forbids landlords for two years to charge rents higher than those in force before January 1, 1920. Now of course eases hit everyone. m: in a has The housing situation in that coun- differs from conditions that this new they were before January, means a great lower- ing of though, the 1919 rents were much than before the war and comprised about 40 per cent of the cost of living. Fewer tenants are objecting b now, and it predicted that such few will grow as the winter comes on unless a general revival of business strikes us suddenly, in which landlords have a pretty good basis on which build their and which even tenants would re- try eviden‘ly here. It keeping is said law, rents 1920, as rents a there, higher ere is fewer case the to business, an be- working increase in cause of jolce. We congratulate the Courant upon the picture of the rear of Kalkowski aloon, published on its front page this ning. Four barrel and the back door complete the ensemble. me a bench | 1t occurs to us that the usual “Maltese is lacking. Either the esteemed has run cross” contemporary out of crosses or the Art Editor couldn’t find & place to put one. ‘Must Divorced after He is Dead? Man pay alimony Court Must De. Ve to, tut protably he will not want money whatever the place to which he goes. Ice looks less attractive as your) straw hat becomes a thing to depre- cate. Sentiment pleases; resentment dis- pleases—but there is a place for each, Have your say and be done, though you be “done” or saved by it. “Volstead Says His Life is Threat- ened,” headline. Merely “Life” for “Law.” mistakes “Congress Will Begin its Final Sit- ting today,” headline. Well, who cares after considering its record of bings undone. Tuesday of Safety First Week, spec- lal attention was paid in Waterbury to pedestrians—poor, pow- erful, rushing, walking pedestrians”—what havoc follows their trail! dynamic, careless “jay in When Zero's unemployed are em- ployed what will Zerg do? You have no predilection, ¥or having an afflictio: So try to get expert In thinking “Don’t Get Hurt,” Candor is fine if it begets not ran- cor. e The man who “has nothing to say” usually is appalled by the thought of how long it would take him to tell it ail. Don’t set the match to the fireworks until you are sure the fire will work. If you are in doubt as to what is right, think again, then weigh; then aet. Don’t say you've done the best you could until the other fellow tells s0. you Cheer up! Your vacation is never over if you have made the most and the best of it. If dark the clouds recall the sun Of some bright first of Mas And pray there’ll be another one To drive the clouds away. Look about you; then as lightly lite’s reservoir of joy. ee the suffering; draw 1s possible on 25 YEARS AGO (From The Herald of That Date.) The Y. M. C. A. directors ed the following men to h of the football team Stanley, M. Landers, son and M. S. Hart. The McKinley and Hobart club will hold meeting tonight when plans will pe discussed for fo march- ing club and bic The P. and F. Corbin “Sound Mon- ey” club will hold a meeting and din- ner tonight in the second floor of the Corbin Cabinet Lock shop when a huge banner with the portraits of M Kinley and Hobart painted on it, will be unfurled Attorney M. A. Sexton has returned from Meriden and will open a law office i the Booth's bloc The republican town committee has rented a room in the barber shop in the Hotel Columbia and will use it for Garman republicans to meet in. GET THE“HABIT-GOD TO ve nam- ave charge this fall: M. C. H. B. Huma- Fox's 1921, NTELLIGENCE TEST NOT THOUGHT FAIR Army Examinations Not Acceptable To New York Educational Board As Basis. York, Sept.22. adapted from army, were tried as an experiment when New York's army of 900,000 school children registered for the openinz of school this fall. The Department of Educa- tion decided it would be unwise, at pres- ent, to accept the results obtained hstitute for the teacher’s judg- ment. The principal aim of to devise a better cla pils. The theory w keeping the brighter they would be able to progress more rapidly, while the average pupils also would be able to make normal progress, The dull students, under the thcory, would be given instructions suited to their abilities. The verbal tests were devised to test arithmetical reasoning, sentence com- pletion, logical selection of words in sentences, general information, vocabu- lary, analogies and comparisons. While a complete report has not yet been made of the results, the tests in some- schools showed a considerable number of high school students whose mental age was below that of the nor- mal pupil. Many of the low-score stud- ents showed that they had been ad- vanced through the grades too rapidly. New tests, —Intelligence the the tests was fication of pu- advanced that by pupils together {work in China, being instrumen C. E. RALLY FRIDAY Will Be Held at Kensington Church —Rev. and Mrs. Edgar E. Strothers Will Be Speakers. Rev. who are speaking and Mrs, Edgar E. Strothers a: present touring the state at Christian Endeavor ral- lies are t- speak at Kensington Fri- day evening in connection with the annual meeting of the local union. They are ficld sccretaries for Chris- tian Endeavor to all China and are supported by the joint efforts of Con- necticut and Missouri. They have done and are still doing a wonderful 1in Christian 15 years organizing 1,200 separate Endeavor societies in their of service in China. In addition to their work, they translate many Christian Endeavor periodicals into the Chinese language. Mr. Strothers was one of the speak- ers at the recent convention in New York. Preceding Mr. Strothers’ address will be the clection of officers for the ensuing year. The present officers are as follows: President, W. G. Marsh; vice-presi- dent, H. FEricson; secretary, Edythe Larsen; fnancial secretary, Carryl Moore; treasurer, O. A. Marsh. THREE SOLDIERS MURDERED. Motive is Believed to Have Been Rob- bery in St. Louis Mystery. St. Louis, Sept. 22.—'The bodies of three men believed to have been mur- CHIEF OF FOREIGN LEGION This is the man who will command the American veterans who have gone to Spain to help the Spanish fight the Moroccans. Lieut. Col. Millan Astray y Terreros, organizer Foreign Legion. N He's and chief of the What Paint to Buy? You must be asking yourself that question, if you’re contem- plating doing exterior painting before winter comes. Choose B P S Exterior Paint and you will make an investment in paint. It’s the kind of paint that has caused satisfied users to recommend it by saying: “If you want paint ‘by years and square yards, not price per gallony’ then B P S Paint is the paint to buy.” One gallon should cover from 350 to 400 square feet, two coats, / according to the condition of the surface. Paint Headquarters are ready for your needs, down here! - Rackliffe Bros. 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